On Monday 26 October 2026 at 6pm Thailand time, I am hosting a free live webinar on Zoom about Koh Samui’s first luxury foreign freehold condominium, The Astra Samui in Bophut. I would like you to join me.
Webinar overview
What it is: a free online briefing on the launch of The Astra Samui. I host it with three specialists, and together we cover the project, foreign freehold, the investment visa and how to secure a unit on launch day.
When: Monday 26 October 2026 at 6pm Thailand time.
How long: about one hour.
Format: live on Zoom. We present, then answer your questions live, and you can book a private call with my team afterwards. We reveal the launch prices during the session, and if you cannot make it live you can ask for the recording, prices included.
Who it is for: residential buyers, investment buyers and brokerages looking at Koh Samui, especially if you want a condominium in your own name or are interested in the investment visa.
Why I am hosting this
Over the years, many of the buyers I speak to have asked me the same question about Samui: where can I buy a condominium in my own name? The honest answer has usually been that there was very little to choose from. Most of what was available was villas, or units sold on leasehold.
The Astra Samui changes that. When I saw the project, I wanted to give buyers a chance to hear about it properly, with the right people in the room, before the units go.
Why The Astra Samui
- Koh Samui’s first luxury foreign freehold condominium.
- Just over 30 foreign freehold quota units available in phase 1, from studios of about 26 sqm to two bedrooms of about 73 sqm, some with pool access.
- Eligible for Thailand’s one year investment visa: buying over 3 million baht can make you eligible, and prices start from 3.42 million baht.
- A short walk to Bophut Beach and to Fisherman’s Village, with its restaurants, cafes and Friday walking street, among five star resorts.
- The flagship Koh Samui project of one of Thailand’s top 10 publicly listed developers.
- Fully furnished.
- A 70m lagoon pool, a gym and a sauna.
- Rental management if you want to let your unit while you are away.
- Launch prices revealed during the webinar.
The investment visa
This is the part I expect most of you will want to hear about. Buying property worth over 3 million baht can make you eligible for Thailand’s investment visa. The route is active outside Bangkok, where it is currently paused, so Samui is not affected. I wrote about this in more detail when the 3 million baht property visa came back outside Bangkok.
On the webinar I will explain what the visa is, how the stay works and who may qualify. Everyone’s situation is different, so please bring your questions and we will go through them live.
What we will cover
| Topic | What you will learn |
|---|---|
| The investment visa route | What the 3 million baht property investment visa is, how the one year stay works and who may qualify. |
| A flagship Samui launch | The flagship Koh Samui project of a top 10 listed developer: floor plans, units and launch day prices. |
| Foreign freehold | How you can own a condominium outright as a foreigner, and the checks that matter. |
| Renting it out | Long stay demand on Samui and how independent rental management works. |
| Healthcare and insurance | Private hospitals and health cover for long stay residents. |
| Your questions | A live Q&A, then a private call with my team if you want one. |
Meet the speakers
I have asked three people I trust to join me.
Asa Marsh
Host
I am Managing Director of Easy Living Phuket, named Best Boutique Agency Thailand 2026. I am a British entrepreneur based in Phuket, and for more than a decade my team has helped international buyers relocate and invest. I also publish Asia Lifestyle Magazine.
Adam Lawrence
The development’s representative
International Sales Director at Angel Real Estate and the project’s sales representative. Adam represents the developer of The Astra Samui and will take you through the project, the units on offer and how to secure one on launch day.
Noraseth Yuwang
Attorney and legal adviser
A Chulalongkorn University law graduate with more than 10 years at international firms in Bangkok and Pattaya, covering property, family, labour and corporate law. He runs the Phuket office and will explain how foreign freehold works in practice and the legal checks I would want any buyer to make before reserving.
Kornipa (Aom) Marsh
Insurance manager
Krungthai-AXA Insurance Manager and Director of Easy Living Insurance. Aom helps expats across Thailand find the right health and life cover, working with a wide network of agents.
More background
If you would like to read up before Monday, Asia Lifestyle Magazine has looked at why Bophut leads Samui’s new freehold supply and at how the freehold gap on Samui is closing.
When and how to join
We start at 6pm Thailand time on Monday 26 October. That is 11am in the UK, 3pm in the UAE, 4:30pm in India and 7am on the US East Coast.
Registration is free on the webinar page. Once you save your seat, Zoom sends your joining link and a reminder. You can also register directly on Zoom. If you cannot make it live, you can ask for the recording on the same page, and it will include the launch prices.
Visa terms are subject to official confirmation and individual eligibility. Nothing here is legal, tax or investment advice.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Asa Marsh
Managing Director, Easy Living Phuket
